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1. Awareness. True self-defence begins long before any actual physical contact: awareness of yourself, your surroundings, and your potential attacker's likely strategies. 2. Use your sixth sense. All of us, especially women, have this gift. Use it to your full advantage. Avoid a person or a situation which does not "feel" safe-you're probably right. 3. Self-defense training. The self-defense program should include simulated assaults, with a fully padded instructorin realistic rape and attack scenarios, to allow you to practice what you've learned. 4. Escape. Even if he promises not to hurt you. Yell for help, throw a rock through a store or car window-do whatever you can to attract attention. And if the criminal is after your purse or other material items, throw them one way while you run the other. 5. Your right to fight. Many women worry that they will anger the attacker and get hurt worse if they defend themselves, but statistics clearly show that your odds of survival are far greater if you do fight back. Aim for the eyes first and the groin second. 6. Pepper spray. Pepper spray can be a useful tool. However, never depend on any self-defence tool to stop an attacker. Trust your body and your wits, which you can always depend on in the event of an attack. | 
